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Featured Program

AAOGF and SASGOG Pilot Grant — Applications Due Aug. 1
The American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) and the Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG) are pleased to announce a $25,000 pilot grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to assist a qualified candidate in generating preliminary data and foster a mentor relationship in anticipation for a future mentored award. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 1. 

NIH Award Opportunities

  • Transformative Research Award — Due Sept. 3
    The NIH Director's Transformative Research Award supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing innovative and/or unconventional research with the potential to establish new and improved clinical approaches or develop transformative technologies. Proposals are due Tuesday, Sept. 3.
     
  • Pioneer Award Program — Due Sept. 9
    The NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact. Proposals are due Monday, Sept. 9.

KURe Call for Applications Open!
The Duke Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Career Development Program (KURe) is a K12 institutional career development grant funded by the NIH/NIDDK. Qualified clinical, translational and basic science researchers (MDs, DOs, PhDs and MD/PhDs) from diverse disciplines who are interested in building an independent research career using collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to benign urological research questions are invited to apply.
Application deadline: Sept. 9
Anticipated start date: Oct. 1

Duke CTSI Career Development Award Program Accepting Applications
Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply to the CTSI Career Development Award Program. Up to two Scholars will be awarded 75% total protected effort for two years, up to $20,000/year for research expenses and up to $2,500/year for travel to professional meetings. Funding will start Jan. 2025. Applications are due Sept. 9. 

Clinical Trials Website and Directory: My Duke Research
The Duke University School of Medicine partnered with CTSI's Research Equity and Diversity Initiative (READI) and the Duke Office of Clinical Research (DOCR) to launch a new community-facing website about clinical research at Duke called "My Duke Research." The website aims to provide help information on research, share updates about current studies and research results and highlight the connection between health research and community health.

Duke's Sexual and Gender Diversity Advisory Council
The Sexual and Gender Diversity Advisory Council (SAGDAC) is a think tank that helps support collaboration and a wide range of innovative LGBTQ+ initiatives across Duke. Watch this video to learn more about the council’s advocacy work—from ensuring clinicians use appropriate terms in medical records to partnering with law students to address legal issues such as denied insurance claims.

Maternal Child Health Resource Available on CERI E-Library
A new copy of The Practical Playbook III — Working Together to Improve Maternal Child Health is now available on the Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI) E-Library. The E-Library also serves as a resource for researchers to discover books, toolkits, and resources for community-engaged research. Visit the CERI E-library.

Scholars@Duke 3.0 — Learning Resources 
Scholars@Duke offers opportunities to learn about Scholars 3.0, which launched in June. Scholars@Duke users can register for the earliest class that is convenient for their schedule.